Originally posted by Nataku8188
Namor isn't faster than TM. I'd say they are about equal. Don't forget, TM can double his speed for short bursts at any time he wants. Catch bullets and such with ease.
Equal, then, although I think that Namor is more then 2x faster then normal human. That speed wouldn't be any use to him, anyway...he hits Namor with 2x speed...breaks his hand...Namor does the same...Taskmaster's head goes flying.
Originally posted by DarkCrawler
He really doesn't have powers. He has photographic memory. Real people in real world have it sometimes.
I might be wrong here but im pretty sure that i learnt thats some phychology experiment proved that people cannot have a photographic memory. I might be wrong though. Even if they did, i doubt they could become as hard as bruce lee by watching him?
You mean photographic reflexes. It's the same principle, just with body movements.And conceivably he could mimic the speed of the flash, it would probably just shatter his legs and collapse his lungs.
Right. He can mimic any movement he wants. Any movement. It's just whether or not his body can handle the strain. If he kept up the 2x speed for very long, he would've shattered his bones.
I might be wrong here but im pretty sure that i learnt thats some phychology experiment proved that people cannot have a photographic memory. I might be wrong though. Even if they did, i doubt they could become as hard as bruce lee by watching him?
Photographic reflexes, not memory, although Tasky has that too.
Originally posted by Nataku8188
You mean photographic reflexes. It's the same principle, just with body movements.And conceivably he could mimic the speed of the flash, it would probably just shatter his legs and collapse his lungs.
Seriously? I have downloaded Taskmaster issues, and I think it's pretty cool that he was able to mimic the sped-up moves, but Flash's speed...
So, he can mimic things like shooting with guns? If he would watch Bullseye, could he do similar things?
Originally posted by DarkCrawler
Equal, then, although I think that Namor is more then 2x faster then normal human. That speed wouldn't be any use to him, anyway...he hits Namor with 2x speed...breaks his hand...Namor does the same...Taskmaster's head goes flying.
except Tasky would hit with a duplicate of the photonic shield Cap used to b!tch slap the Rhino.... that would hurt even Namor... or he could jam his sword down Fishboy's mouth
I might be wrong here but im pretty sure that i learnt thats some phychology experiment proved that people cannot have a photographic memory. I might be wrong though. Even if they did, i doubt they could become as hard as bruce lee by watching him?
No, not really, but with right training, I suppose that they would learn things faster then normal humans? But they can read page one time and remember it. Stuff like that.
Photographic memory, eidetic memory, or total recall, is the ability to recall images, sounds, or objects in memory with great accuracy and in seemingly unlimited volume.It is said that many famous artists and composers, like Claude Monet and Mozart, possibly had eidetic memory. However, Dr. Marvin Minsky, in his book The Society of Mind, claims to have been unable to verify claims of eidetic memory (see sections 15.3 & 15.6) and considers reports of eidetic memory to be an "unfounded myth".
The Guinness Book of Records nevertheless lists people with extraordinary memories. For example, Hideaki Tomoyori correctly recited the first 40,000 decimals of pi in March 1987, and on November 3, 1994, Tom Groves memorized the order of cards in a randomly shuffled 52-card deck in 42.01 seconds.
Mathematician John von Neumann is said to have had total recall. The late Stu Ungar, one of the world's most successful poker and gin rummy players, had a similar (and profitable) gift.
There have been some cases where young children have demonstrated the ability to focus on a picture and then recall it with perfect clarity minutes later. However, these skills are usually lost as they grow older.
Many believe that autistics frequently display this ability, as well as those with similar conditions like Asperger's syndrome.
Autistic savants are a rarity but they, in particular, show signs of spectacular memory; one notable example is Kim Peek, who can recall about 9600 books from memory.
Originally posted by DarkCrawler
Seriously? I have downloaded Taskmaster issues, and I think it's pretty cool that he was able to mimic the sped-up moves, but Flash's speed...So, he can mimic things like shooting with guns? If he would watch Bullseye, could he do similar things?
here's a few of the guys fighting styles and abilities he has under his belt
"Known Fighting Styles: Ant-Man II, Batman (DC), Batroc, Black Widow, Boomerang, Bushwacker, Blacklash, Black Knight III, Black Panther, Captain America I, Captain Marvel III, Conquest, Daredevil, Deadpool, Elektra, Falcon, Fatale, Firestar, Hawkeye I, Huntress (DC), Iron Fist I, Justice, Libra (DC), Machete, Oddball, Puma, Punisher, Razorfist, Shockwave, Silverclaw, Spider-man I, Shatterhead, Swordsman I, Tigra, Tumbler, USAgent, Warbird, Whiplash II, Wolverine, and Zaran"
plus this
Known Abilities: Photographic Reflexes, which enables him to mimic the skills of those he watches and studies in person or on TV, Photographic Memeory, Voice Impersenation.
and he spends a lot of time watching martial arts films
Originally posted by Scoobless
except Tasky would hit with a duplicate of the photonic shield Cap used to b!tch slap the Rhino.... that would hurt even Namor... or he could jam his sword down Fishboy's mouth
And what if Namor would grab his hand and break the sword? Or grab the sword and slice him to pieces with it? Namor is master swordsman with dozens of years of experience, he might prove to be better then Taskmaster. And the shield COULD hurt Namor, but not KO him. And if Namor is fast enough to dodge hits from orginal owners of the skills, he probably can dodge them from the copycat.
Originally posted by Scoobless
here's a few of the guys fighting styles and abilities he has under his belt"Known Fighting Styles: Ant-Man II, Batman (DC), Batroc, Black Widow, Boomerang, Bushwacker, Blacklash, Black Knight III, Black Panther, Captain America I, Captain Marvel III, Conquest, Daredevil, Deadpool, Elektra, Falcon, Fatale, Firestar, Hawkeye I, Huntress (DC), Iron Fist I, Justice, Libra (DC), Machete, Oddball, Puma, Punisher, Razorfist, Shockwave, Silverclaw, Spider-man I, Shatterhead, Swordsman I, Tigra, Tumbler, USAgent, Warbird, Whiplash II, Wolverine, and Zaran"
plus this
Known Abilities: Photographic Reflexes, which enables him to mimic the skills of those he watches and studies in person or on TV, Photographic Memeory, Voice Impersenation.
and he spends a lot of time watching martial arts films
So he's basically the best martial artist on earth?
Originally posted by DarkCrawler
So he's basically the best martial artist on earth?
No, he's every martial artist on earth.
And before, I know he can't beat Namor, I'm saying if he prepared himself he could easily outspeed Namor, for how long though, that's a good question. Maybe minutes, maybe seconds. Not like it would make a difference.
Originally posted by Scoobless
i dunno... if cap can take down the Rhino with that shield... then TM, with about equal strength/skill but hitting twice as fast could potentially KO Namor... especially with repeated hits
But Namor is probably faster then he is. He could dodge it. I think Namor fresh from water is more durable then Rhino. After all, he took miniature nuclear bomb to face and was only minorly stunned.
cap took him down with pressure points.... arghhh (goes hunting for pics)
anyways..as far as taskmaster wearing down when he tried the x2 human speed thing...we have to consider he had just been shot, he had just fought his way through hordes of henchmen...and he had just been brutally tortured the night before to the point where his captures had thought they had killed him...it's concievable that at peak performance he would have lasted a great deal longer with ease...
also anyone remember the avengers issue where tasky was systematically running through a bunch of heroes and managed to humiliate even captain marvel for a while....good stuff..
Originally posted by jinzin
also anyone remember the avengers issue where tasky was systematically running through a bunch of heroes and managed to humiliate even captain marvel for a while....good stuff..
yeah.. it was Warbird, Antman, Marvel and that shapeshifting chick....SilverClaw....... he made them all look like amateurs until Rick used his head and changed from Marvel to Jones mid fight.... which shocked him and gave them an opening... he still beat the crap out of them and escaped though
(Cap is actually Taskmaster in disguise)